Newspapers in the UK have reported on polls suggesting most people support assisted dying. The subject returns to Parliament this week, with a debate taking place on Thursday. The Sunday Times reports that its poll shows that 65% would support a law allowing assisted dying, with just 13% opposing it. The survey, of over 17,000 people, discovered that those who had lost a recent parent were 18 points more likely to back assisted dying. Baroness Meacher said the only way for people to exercise their right to die is to legalise assisted dying and that it would be “indefensible” for MPs to ignore the electorate’s wishes.
The Observer reports that Justice Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has written to her constituents claiming MPs risk putting the country on “a slippery slope towards death on demand”. The paper also states that she has cited scandals such as the Hillsborough disaster or contaminated blood as examples of how the state is “not always benign”. The Sunday Telegraph reports that a minister is due to warn that Russia is ready to “launch a wave of cyber attacks on Britain” and leave millions without power. Speaking at a NATO conference tomorrow, Pat McFadden will tell the alliance that the Kremlin is trying to weaken their support for Ukraine, with President Putin ready and able to order a “destabilising and debilitating” electronic attack.
The Sunday Mirror reports that Nottingham’s police chief is to be investigated by the police watchdog over alleged failings over the fatal stabbing of three people in 2023. Kate Meynell is alleged to have tried to conceal that knife-man Valdo Calocane had been reported twice for stalking before the killings and will face an IOPC probe. The Sunday People reports on the upcoming I’m A Celebrity series and has quotes from McFly star Harry Judd, who thinks his bandmate Danny Jones can “deal with his demons” in the jungle. Finally, the Daily Star reports that “nerd hobbies like gaming and superheroes” have become more popular than football. The paper suggests that, at last, “the nerds finally have their revenge
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